The Collection of Hester Diamond Part I

The Collection of Hester Diamond Part I

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Bill Viola

Ablutions

Auction Closed

January 29, 04:53 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Bill Viola

b. 1951

Ablutions


color video diptych on two plasma displays 

overall: 40 by 48 by 4 1/4 in. 101.6 by 121.9 by 10.8 cm.

Executed in 2005, this work is number 4 from an edition of 7, plus 1 artist's proof. 


This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist and dated 20 Sept 2006. 

James Cohan Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2006
New York, James Cohen, Bill Viola, November - December 2005 (another example exhibited)
Bern, Kunstmuseum Bern and Cathedral of Bern, Bill Viola: Passions, April - July 2014 (another example exhibited)
Uppsala, Uppsala Cathedral, Bill Viola, Visitation Reformation, September - November 2017 (another example exhibited)
Philadelphia, Barnes Foundation, I Do Not Know What It Is I Am Like: The Art of Bill Viola, June - September 2019 (another example exhibited)